'Happily' by Sophie Tanner: Review.

Heart-warming, inspirational and absolutely hilarious.

The story of Chloe Usher is not like any ‘chick-lit’ I have ever
read. Through Chloe’s journey to find
her ‘happily ever after’ with her unconventional self-marriage we, as the
reader, discover that you do not need a man to be content with life. Chloe is a normal woman struggling to deal
with the pressures placed on women by society to find the ‘one’ and settle
down. She makes it clear that you don’t
need the one if you can be the one for yourself.

Chloe lives in Brighton and is involved in a number of
different circles, like her ‘grown-up and settled down friends’ and then her
normal group which includes members of the LGBT community… but Chloe herself is
a heterosexual, just tired of the dated idea that you need a man to complete
you. I think this story really resonates
with society today as many young girls are realising that they don’t need
marriage, or a man to complete them – they can enjoy their lives whichever way
they choose. In a world where we have marriage,
gay marriage, why not have ‘self-marriage’.

From the very early beginning of the book Chloe decides to
marry herself and it’s inspiring to follow her along on this journey of
self-discovery. She has the support of
her family, besides her father who thinks she’s being crazy. She also receives waves of support from the
world when the news of her self-marriage goes viral, but she also has to deal
with the other side of fame - internet ‘trolls’ who act so negatively towards
her news. Throughout the book it feels
like you are on this journey with Chloe every moment of the way. You get to experience this brand new idea
through her life. This is the brilliant
thing about literature.

Sophie Tanner, just like Chloe, married herself which
you can read all about on her website.
This makes her portrayal of Chloe’s journey even more powerful as you
realise that a lot of this story came from the heart of the writer. Now this is an idea I’ve never thought of, and I absolutely
love reading something completely new;I love how unique an idea this
is and really would recommend this book just for it’s originality.

Like I said, I would recommend reading this book. You can get it on Amazon right now for just
99p, an absolute bargain for such a great story. It’s funny, easy to read but has a very
powerful message that it is important to love yourself. This book isn’t telling the readers you can’t
have both a relationship and love yourself, it conveys the idea that it is
possible to have it all. And why shouldn’t
you? How far will you go for your
Happily Ever After? Read the book and
maybe, just maybe you will figure it out for yourself.